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P. D. GUILD.

DOOR CHECK. No. 361,693. Patented Apr. 26,1887.

(Jul-mentor UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

FRANK D. GUILD, OF LEBANON, MISSOURI.

DOOR-CHECK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 361,693, dated April 26, 1887.

Application filed January 21, 1887. Serial No. 225,686. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK D. GUILD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lebanon, in the county of Laclede and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door-Checks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawing, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

The present invention has relation to that class of devices attached to a door, whereby said door may be held open at any angle, and also to prevent its slamming; and it consists of a device simple in construction, easily perated, and effective in holding the door open at the angle required, substantially as shown in the drawing, and hereinafter described and claimed.

The accompanying drawing shows a front elevation of a door check or holder constructed in accordance with my invention, the door being shown in dotted lines, and also the floor.

The device consists of a suitable case, A, which may be ornamental or plain, as desired, and, if preferred, may be provided with a capplate to cover the operating parts of the device to protect them from dust and dirt.

The case A is provided with lugs a, having holes or perforations therein for securely fastcning by screws the case to the door, as shown. This case is preferably rectangular in shape,

and is provided at its end with suitable slots,

or openings to receive a pressure'bar, B, the

same extending'between guides be. The lower end of the pressure-bar B is increased in width or size, so as to present shoulders (I, the guide 0 acting as stops, against which the shoulders abut to prevent the bar from being drawn up too far by means of the nob or ring 6 at the upper end thereof. The lower end of the bar B is provided with a pressure-foot, O, which is composed of rubber, and either circular or other shape, and upon its bearing-surface is corrugated, as shown at f, which surface comes in coutactwith the floor, and the friction thereof holds the door stationary and at the angle required.

The bar Bis provided with a shoulder, 9, whereby the foot 0 is held up from contact with the floor by means of the latch D, the end of which forms a support for the shoulder g, the same being retained under the shoulder by means of a spiral or other suitable spring, h.

The latch D is in form of a bell-crank lever pivoted ati,one end thereof passing out through an elongated slot in the casing A and terminating in a bearing, k, by which it may be operated by the pressure of the foot to disengage the end Zwith the shoulder y, when a spiral or other suitable spring, E, will force the pressure-bar B downward and cause the rubber foot 0 to come in frictional contact with the floor. In the drawing I have shown the rubber foot in an elevated position from contact with the floor, the bar B being held suspended by means of the end Z of the latch D, extending under the shoulder g, to form a support therefor.

When it is desired to bring the foot 0 in frictional contact with the floor to hold the door open, pressure is brought on the bearing k by the foot of the operator, which will disengage the end Z of the latch D with the shoulder g, and the pressure of the spring E forces the bar downward, and when it is desired to bring the bar back in position, as shown in the drawing, the bar is elevated by means of the ring 6, and as thisis done the bevel-shoulderm, acting against the beveled end Z of the latch, will press the end outwardly sufficient to allow the shoulder g to pass above it, when the spring It will force it under the shoulder, as shown, thereby rendering the device very simple and effective in its operation, and forming a perfect stop or check for the door.

The rubber pressure-foot having corrugations upon its under side provides a very effective means for holding the door open without injury to the carpet or floor, and the general construction of the operating parts of the device enables it to be manufactured at a comparatively small cost, while the parts are so simple that there is no danger of their becoming inoperative by continued use.

The casing may be provided with an ornamental base, as shown, and the two may be made separate and afterward secured together in any suitable manner, as I do not desire to be limited to any special form or construction of case or ornamental base.

Having now fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by In testimony that I claim the above I have 10 Letters Patent, is hereunto subscribed my name in the presence In a door check or stop, the case A, proof two witnesses. lvided with guides b c, and the pivotedlatoh D, in form of a bell-crank lever, and the spring h, acting thereon, as described, in combination With the pressure-bar B, having shoulders g \Vitnesses: and shoulders m, the shoulders d, and foot 0, substantially as and for the purpose set. forth.

FRANK D. GUILD.

C. B. HURD, E. B. KELLERMAN. 

